tail end meaning and definition

TAIL END noun

Definition of tail end (noun)

1. the time of the last part of something
   • "the fag end of this crisis-ridden century"; "the tail of the storm"
   • synonyms: fag end, tail
2. any projection that resembles the tail of an animal
   • synonyms: tail
3. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
   • "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
   • synonyms: arse, ass, backside, behind, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, can, derriere, fanny, fundament, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, seat, stern, tail, tooshie, tush